The Grapes Of WrathYou could make a solid case that this is John Ford's best film.

PlotThe Joads are one of many families forced from their mid-West homes to find richer farming in California. En route, the travellers are forced into slave labour, but the Joads refuse to treated with such disrespect.

VerdictCinematographer Gregg Toland perfectly captures the wide open spaces and big skies of rural America, while the normally conservative Ford puts forward a sympathetic but radical plea for workers' rights and freedom for the common people.